horsemagazine – The Horse Magazine

Working with Lisa Wilcox and Ernst Hoyos – and a tribute to Relevant

November 3rd, 2024
Ernst Hoyos works with Lisa Wilcox and the stallion that won her a Medal at the WEG in Jerez, Relevant... Plus some great work with young Rubinstein stallions with both Ernst and Lisa riding... Read Article No Comments »

At Home with Ulla Salzgeber

October 30th, 2024
THM visited Ulla Salzgeber at home in the lead-up to the Jerez WEG. Ulla and Rusty had just become European Champions, and were tipped to win at Jerez. Ulla rides Rusty and talks about the German system... Read Article No Comments »

Dutch Dressage Breeding – how did it start?

October 16th, 2024
How did the Dutch become world leaders in the breeding of dressage horses? This is the fascinating story of the first breeder to turn from jumping to dressage, with fabulous results... Read Article Comments Off

Chacoon Blue sire of two jumping champions at the Bundeschampionat

September 12th, 2024
Rare record, Chacoon Blue sire of two jumping champions at the Bundeschampionat... Read Article Comments Off

Bert Rutten – Beautiful riding is simple…

September 2nd, 2024
Contact is not determined by the weight you have in your hand, that’s a mistake a lot of riders make, they think contact is weight. Contact is that the horse has the desire to follow the bit at all times... Read Article 6 Comments »

Checker 47 – when a pedigree is a history of jumping breeding

August 9th, 2024
The Paris Gold Medallist Checker 47 combines all the great jumping sires in one amazing pedigree... Christopher Hector analyses the bloodlines Read Article Comments Off

Dressage Breeding – Where is it at?

July 31st, 2024
Christopher Hector honors some of the stallions that are making their mark in the world of dressage… The Prix St Georges at Aachen this year, was a triumph for Dante Weltino (above)… I have always loved this stallion, always wondered why he wasn’t just a little bit more successful, always thought I would be happy […] Read Article Comments Off

Eventers breeding eventers

July 26th, 2024
When Lara Liedekerke-Meier won Luhmühlen Five Star with Hooney d’Arville, she did it with a horse she had made herself, the product of a cutting edge eventing breeding program... Yes, you can breed eventers! Read Article Comments Off

A special Special at Aachen

July 7th, 2024
Christopher Hector goes to Aachen. What would he find? Good dressage, bad dressage? Turns out a bit of both but some super new horses on the scene. Read Article 3 Comments »